Where does “siervo” come from?

siervo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sieruo, from Latin servus, from Proto-Italic serwos, from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

siervo (Spanish): servant; serf; slave

Definitions

  1. servant; serf; slave

Ancestry of “siervo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsieruoservant, manservant
2Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
3Proto-Italicserwosguardian
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-wo-s →Every word from Proto-Italic serwos →